Golf bag



Juy 11, 1939. R. E. THOMPSON GOLF BAG Filed sept. f1', 1937 PatentedJuly 11, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE 4 Claims.

'I'he object of my invention is to provide a golf bag having a centralbag for wood clubs, a series of tubular holders on the outside of thecentral b-ag on each side thereof to receive the shafts of iron clubs, apocket on the outside of each series of the last-named tubular holders,and preferably a pocket inside each said lastnamed pocket and between itand the tubular holders, adapted to receive one-half of the bag cover,all combined with a cover made in two -erence numeral sections, witheasy connecting a zipper.

A further object is to provide improvements in various details to behereinafter more fully set forth.

With these and other ob-jects in view, my invention consists in theconstruction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of mygolf bag, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinaftermore fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a golf bag embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a similar view with the cover extended and in use.

Figure 3 is a detailed, sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2with the cover dropped down.

Figure 4 is a horizontal, sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Figure2; and

Figure 5 is a horizontal, sectional View on the line 5 5 of Figure 2.

In the drawing herewith, I have used the ref- I to indicate generallythe central or main bag for holding the wood clubs. The bag I ispreferably substantially elliptical in horizontal cross section.

On the outside of the bag I0 on each side thereof, I provide a series oftubular pockets II to receive the iron clubs.

Outside of each series of tubular pockets II is preferably arranged alarge pocket A and a shorter pocket, which may be in the pocket A',indicated at B.

'Ihe pocket A has a fabric lining I 2 fastened at its lower edge to thebottom I3, which forms a bottom, both for the bag I 0 and the tubes I I.

' The lining I2 is secured at the top at both side edges to the bag I0as illustrated in Figures 4 and 5 respectively.

I might for convenience call the side of the bag which has the handle I5the front and the opposite side the back.

The lining I2 is preferably secured to the bag means, such as (Cl. 15G-1.5)

all the way down at the front, but at the back of the bag I0 is securedto it only at the top.

The outside of the pocket A is shown at IB and is fastened to the bag I0 at its side edges as at I'I and I8 and to the bottom of the bag 5 bythe member I9.

The pocket B is formed by the member I5 and by an inside member 2Isecured at its lower edge to the inside of the member B as shown inFigure 3 and by the seam line 22 in Figures l and 2. 10

At the back of the bag, the member 2l is fastened to the lining I2 andat the front of the bag is fastened to the member I6 as at 23 (Figure4).

At the from; of the bag, the pocket A is sin 15 vertically and providedwith a quick fastening device, such as the zipper 24 for slightly lessthan the whole of its vertical length.

At the back of the bag, the pocket B is provided with a slit 25extending from its top substantially half way down, and is provided witha quick fastening device or zipper 25.

Secured to the top edge of each member IE5 of each pocket A is one-halfof a. cover as indicated at 2l. The two halves of the cover are providedat their meeting edges with the zipper or quick fastening device 28.

The parts are so constructed that the zipper can be operated to separatethe two cover half members 21, so that each cover half can be droppeddown as shown in Figure 3, or may be stuffed inside its adjacent pocketB as illustrated by dotted lines in Figure 3.

'Ihus when the cover is up and the two halves are fastened together, thebag has the appearance illustrated in Figure 2, and when the zipper 28is operated Vto separate the two cover half members and the members 2lare stuffed down into the pockets B, the bag has the appearance sho-wnin Figure 1.

'Ihe zipper 26 may be operated to open the slit 25 to facilitate theinsertion of the cover half 2l into the pocket B. When the zipper isthen closed, the top edge of the pocket B is held close to the tubes II.

The distance of the upper edge of the lining I2 from the tubes II isexaggerated in Figure 3 for the more convenient showing of the parts.

A bag of this kind has a number of advantages. It has a maximum ofaccommodations for the golfer. l

A suitable ball pocket 29 is provided on the front end of the bag.

In addition to the handle I5 already mentioned, the bag has the usualshoulder strap 30.

. vented from gapping,

For ordinary playing use, the cover halves 21 are pushed into thepockets B and are practically entirely out of sight. They then alsoallow full and free access to the clubs in the bag I0 and in the tubesH.

The arrangement of the tubes Il on the opposite sides of the bag l0keeps the clubs separated, so that the iron heads do not strike the woodheads.

The pocket A affords a receptacle for clothing, such as raincoats and soon.

The pocket B furnishes a receptacle for the cover, which keeps thelatter separate from the contents of the pocket A.

The tubes Il are entirely covered except at their upper ends, and theouter members of the pockets A form parts which give the bag a' smoothartistic appearance on the outside.

The provision of the slits 25 and the fasteners 26 makes it easy toinsert the cover members 21 into the pockets B and yet also provides formeans by which the tops of the pockets B can be preexcept when the slits25 are opened.

It should be particularly stated that the pocket A may be dispensed withif desired. In such case, I would prefer, however, to keep the pocket B.

It will be readily understood from the foregoing that tlfie drawingherewith simply illustrates a particular form in which my bag may beembodied, and that changes may be made in the details of structure andarrangement of the parts, and that any suitable materials may be usedand that it is my intention to cover by my Yclaims, any modificationswhich may be included within their scope and the scope of my invention.

For example, a very satisfactory bag can be made, round, oval orrectangular, with the members 21 and the Zipper connection arranged tofold into the pockets, such as the pockets B outside the bag and withoutthe tubes I l or pocket A.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a symmetrically constructed golf bag, a central bag, a row ofmovable, open club holding tubes completely covering the each side ofthe bag, a pocket on the outside of each series of tubes having anopening midway along one vertical side, and a second upward openingpocket occupying a full width of the upper end of each rst pocketfastened to the outer vertical edge of the rst pocket at one side and tothe inner vertical edge at the other side, said rst pocket having slitsextending a substantial part of their vlength at said one side and beingprovided with quick fastening means for closing the slits, said secondpockets being slit from their tops downwardly for a substantial distanceat said other side to provide easy access thereto and being providedwith quick fastening means for closing said last-described slits.

2. In a golf bag structure, a golf bag having on the outside at oppositesides and at the top of the bag, pockets open at their upper ends andspaced circumferentially of the bag, a cover for the bag comprised oftwo halves, each permanently secured at its lower edge to the outer topedge of one of the pockets, and Zipper means for connecting together theother edges of said halves, the parts being lso arranged that when thehalves are connected by the zipper means the cover substantiallyencloses the top of the bag and the tops of the pockets, whereas whenthe halves are separated, each half may be inserted in one of thepockets on the outside of the bag, said pockets having an outerpartition secured to a vertical edge of the bag and having adjacentthereto a slit extending from their tops downwardly for a substantialdistance and being provided with quick fastening means for closing saidlast-described slits.

3. A golf bag structure comprising a central portion forming an openflat sided central pocket for clubs, a pair of rows of open tubularpockets for other clubs located one on each side of the central pocket,a pair of full length side opening duffel pockets, one completelycovering each of the rows of tubular pockets, said duffel pockets beingformed by securing inside edges of the end walls thereof to verticaledges of the central portion, an upward opening full width pocket at theupper portion of the duffel pocket formed on one side by the outsidewall of the duffel pocket and on the other side by a partition securedat the top to an upper edge of one duffel pocket wall and at the bottomto the side of the other duilel pocket wall thereby substantiallyclosing the top of the duffel pocket, and a pair of closure flaps onesecured on each side of the structure at one upper edge of the duffelpocket adapted to be connected together at the edges to close thestructure and to be stuffed into the full width pockets when opened.

4, In a golf bag, a central bag, a row of movable open club holdingtubes on each side of the bag, a pocket having one wall thereof adjacentto and completely covering the outside of each row of tubes, and asecond full-width pocket in the upper end of the first pocket having aninner partition wall formed with one vertical edge secured to said onewall of said rst pocket, said rst pockets having slits extending asubstantial part of their length adjacent and outwardly disposed withrelation to the inner partition walls of the second pockets to giveaccess to the second pockets, and being provided with quick fasteningmeans for closing the slits.

ROBERT E. THOMPSON.

